50 SKY SHADES - World aviation news

Airlines news

Latest aviation and aerospace news

Latest Airlines news

SATENA takes delivery of new ATR 42-600

Colombian government-owned airline SATENA and ATR announced the successful delivery of a brand new ATR 42-600, set to start operations at the beginning of October. Equipped with the latest technology and bolstering the lowest cost per trip in its category, the new ATR 42-600 will enable SATENA...

Riga Aviation Forum brings together Baltic and European industry leaders and experts

Riga Aviation Forum will take place on 3 of October at the ATTA Centre in Riga. This prestigious conference will bring together more than 300 top European and Baltic aviation leaders, executives, and industry experts from the most influential companies in the field. This year, Baltics' most...


airBaltic continues recruitment with over 200 open job positions

As a part of reflecting the company’s ongoing growth, the Latvian national airline airBaltic is continuing active recruitment. At the moment, the airline is offering more than 200 open job positions across various departments, including Cabin Crew, Pilots, Technicians, Commercial, and more.​ Currently, airBaltic has 120 open positions for Cabin Crew, with 40 pos...

Cebu Pacific & Lufthansa Technik extend partnership with new Airframe Related Components services contract

Lufthansa Technik and Cebu Pacific extend their partnership: Starting in October, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen will provide Airframe Related Components services for the Airbus A320ceo and A321ceo fleets of Cebu Pacific, one of the leading low-cost carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement, signed this Wednesday at MRO Asia-Pacific, specifically covers MRO, and spare unit support for en...

Etihad Cargo celebrates 20 years of operations in India

Etihad Cargo is celebrating 20 years of operations in India, a milestone that reflects the airline's ongoing commitment to the Indian market since its first flight to Mumbai on 26 September 2004. Over the years, Etihad Cargo has expanded its presence in India, now offering belly hold capacity via nonstop services between Abu Dhabi and 12 major Indian cities, with plans for further growth. E...

American Airlines welcomes JetSMART to the award-winning AAdvantage program

American Airlines and JetSMART announced that customers can earn AAdvantage miles when flying on JetSMART-operated flights throughout South America. This is one of many new customer benefits that are part of JetSMART joining American’s award-winning travel rewards program, AAdvantage. JetSMART customers can join the AAdvantage program for free when purchasing tickets on JetSMART&rs...

Elfly Group and Nordic Seaplanes sign agreement for deployment of Noemi electric seaplanes

Elfly Group announced a new partnership with Denmark’s Nordic Seaplanes, which will see the dedicated seaplane operator become the world’s first ‘Noemi’ airline. Nordic Seaplanes signed an MoU for five aircraft with an option for an additional ten Noemi amphibious aircraft today (24 September) and agreed wider collaboration to explore new coastal markets beyond Scandin...

airBaltic and Pratt & Whitney unveil long-term engine maintenance deal

airBaltic and Pratt & Whitney announced a long-term EngineWise Comprehensive maintenance services agreement for the airline’s geared turbofan engine fleet. This agreement, structured on a power-by-the-hour model, links airBaltic’s maintenance costs to the utilization of the airline’s engines.  Martin Gauss, President and CEO of ...

British Airways to become the largest purchaser of carbon removal in the UK

British Airways has signed a deal to purchase more than £9 million worth of innovative carbon removals credits in the United Kingdom and overseas as part of a six-year agreement. The deal is part of an ambitious drive to accelerate the airline’s climate change efforts between now and 2030. One ground-breaking scheme in Scotland will see CO2 emissions captured from whisky distilleries a...

RECARO Aircraft Seating R7 selected for LATAM Boeing 787 retrofit

RECARO Aircraft Seating has been selected by LATAM Airlines  to retrofit their Boeing 787 aircraft with the R7 premium mini-suite. This enhancement will include 20 R7 suites in LATAM’s B787-8s and 30 in their B787-9s, totaling 24 shipsets.To optimize cabin layout and take luxury to the next level, both teams worked in parallel to bring a heightened premium experience to the cabin....

Afrijet signs order for 1 ATR 42-600 and one option

Gabonese airline Afrijet signed a firm order for one ATR 42-600, with an option for one more, with world’s number one regional aircraft manufacturer ATR. The aircraft will replace Afrijet’s former generation ATR 42-500, offering advanced passenger amenities to serve the regional air travel needs of the Gabonese communities. It will join FlyGabon&...

TUI Airline selects AVIATAR’s Technical Logbook for its entire fleet

TUI Airline has selected the Technical Logbook of AVIATAR, Lufthansa Technik innovative digital platform, for its entire fleet of around 130 airplanes. TUI’s five airline operations from the United Kingdom, Nordics, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are already using many AVIATAR solutions to manage their fleet. The electronic Technical Logbook now replaces the paper-based...

easyJet to save on emissions as it continues its transition to electric maintenance vehicles across key UK and European bases

easyJet is set to make a saving of 54 tonnes of CO2e per year thanks to an ongoing fleet renewal programme for its engineering and maintenance vehicles at several of its major bases across the UK and Europe. Replacing traditional petrol and diesel-powered vehicles for engineering and maintenance teams across its operations. The new fleet of active vans, 36 in total, has been rolled out a...

Emirates and Museum of the Future to host first-ever Aviation Future Week

Emirates and the Museum of the Future will host the first Aviation Future Week, taking place from 15-17 October 2024 in Dubai. UAE ministers, senior government officials, industry leaders from across the aviation and aerospace, airfreight, MRO and logistics ecosystem, will converge in Dubai for the inaugural event.  The event presents a platform for unparalleled insights and discuss...

Upcoming events

The Air Charter Expo – ACE’26

08/09/2026
United Kingdom, London

Essential news

Your phone knows where your bag is. Does your airline? - interview with Sumesh Patel, President of Asia Pacific, SITA

In an era where travellers expect their smartphones to track everything from their luggage to their ride to the airport, one question looms large over the aviation industry: if your phone knows where...

iOS Apps development in Riga, Latvia

Top of the week

Lufthansa Group launches free high-speed internet from Starlink

It’s the beginning of a new era: a Lufthansa Group aircraft will take off for the first time equipped with the fastest in-flight internet connection for passengers currently available. A Lufthan...

Emirates SkyCargo transports Orbitworks’ Altair-1, the first commercial AI-enabled satellite developed and manufactured in the UAE

Emirates SkyCargo completed the transport of Altair-1, the UAE’s first commercial AI-enabled  earth observation satellite. Part of Orbitworks’ Altair constellation, the movement...

Air India partners with Volantio to enhance passenger experience

Volantio announced that Air India has signed on as the company’s newest customer, further expanding Volantio’s global footprint. Air India has implemented Volantio’s innovative...

Your phone knows where your bag is. Does your airline? - interview with Sumesh Patel, President of Asia Pacific, SITA

In an era where travellers expect their smartphones to track everything from their luggage to their ride to the airport, one question looms large over the aviation industry: if your phone knows where...

Etihad Guest launches frequent flyer partnership with STARLUX Airlines’ COSMILE

Etihad Guest announces a frequent flyer partnership with Taiwan-based STARLUX Airlines’ COSMILE loyalty programme. The partnership marks the next stage in the airlines' strategic relati...